- By Shubham Bajpai
- Sun, 04 Jan 2026 07:00 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will convene an emergency meeting to discuss the recent US military operation in Venezuela and the capture of the deposed President Nicolas Maduro and his wife on Monday.
The development was shared by the Council presidency, which stated that the meeting is scheduled for 10 am (local time) under the agenda of "Threats to international peace and security".
Spokeswoman for the Somali Permanent Mission to the UN, Khadija Ahmed, said, "The presidency intends to hold the emergency meeting on Monday morning at 10 a.m. (1500 GMT)."
Currently, Somalia is serving as the rotating president of the 15-member UNSC for the month of January. The UNSC has five permanent members and 10 non-permanent members, elected for a fixed period.
First, a call for the UN session was made by Colombian President Gustavo Petro after the US struck Venezuela and captured Maduro and his wife on Saturday.
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, Petro had said, "As members of the United Nations Security Council, we seek to convene the Council. The Government of Colombia rejects the aggression against the sovereignty of Venezuela and of Latin America. Internal conflicts between people are resolved by those same people in peace. That is the principle of the self-determination of peoples, which forms the foundation of the United Nations system.
On Saturday, the United States carried out a major decisive military action, named 'Operation Absolute Resolve', bombarding Caracas, the capital city of Sa outh American country. The operation deposed dictator Nicolas Maduro and captured him, along with his wife. They both were taken out of the country.
Trump also posted a photograph on Truth Social showing Maduro aboard the USS Iwo Jima after his capture.
Later, a video footage released by the White House-affiliated Rapid Response showed Maduro in handcuffs during a staged perp walk.
(With ANI Inputs)